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Stop 8 of 8 · Garden District Walking Tour

A Mansion Built to Beat a Rival

Buckner Mansion, New Orleans

2 min story8-stop walk

The story

You're standing on Jackson Avenue, at the edge of the Garden District, in front of the biggest house on this whole walk.

The rest unlocks with the walk

All 8 stops of Garden District Walking Tour · $4.99 · up to 4 phones

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New Orleans · 8 stops · 54 min · 1.3 mi

1
Lafayette Cemetery No. 1
The Judge Behind the WallPhoto: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
2
Commander's Palace
The Saloon That Became Commander's PalacePhoto: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
3
Briggs-Staub House
The House That Skipped the ColumnsPhoto: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
4
Colonel Short's Villa
An Iron Cornfield on Fourth StreetPhoto: Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
5
Brevard-Rice House
The Girl Named Howard Comes Home
6
Payne-Strachan House
The Last Guest on First StreetPhoto: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
7
Toby's Corner
The Wheelwright Who Got Here FirstPhoto: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
8You're here
Buckner Mansion
A Mansion Built to Beat a RivalPhoto: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

Written from public sources, every claim checked against them, narrated by a synthetic voice.